Climate Change and Marine Ecosystem Research (CLAMER)

Description:

The aim of this proposal is to make a synthesis of EU research results on the impacts of climate change on the marine environment and to make this knowledge and its socio-economic consequences better known to European citizens and society at large. Together with expert representatives of major Networks of Excellence, large EU projects and research networks, we produced a state-of-the-art overview of European research results on the effects of climate change on marine environment. An up-to-date overview of public knowledge and perception on the effects of climate change on marine environments and their socio-economic consequences was produced by means of polls and questionnaires. The results were used to identify the main issues to be addressed and the best practices to be used during the outreach activities. 

Enhancement of public knowledge on climate change impacts on the marine environment, including the socio-economic consequences, was achieved by means of challenging and innovative tools such as an interactive Pan-European conference at the end of 2010 and a high-quality internet-based portal within an e-learning platform.

Project information

Lead

STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR ZEEONDERZOEK (NL)VAN ARKEL Maarten A.

Partners

* SOPAB BREST SA (FR) * FONDATION EUROPEENNE DE LA SCIENCE (FR) * VLAAMS Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); University of Brest (UBO‐IUEM); Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI); Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML); Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM); Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR); National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG); Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (NIOO‐KNAW); Natural Environment Research Council (NOCS‐NERC); University of East Anglia (UEA); University of Tromsø (UoT)

Source of funding

FP 7